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Dec 2023
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420. Solar power and renewable energy - ...

Mustafa Sherif
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Glenn Karlsson (Market Area Manager Civil at AFRY, Inspirational Indoor Cycling Instructor, Environmentalist). We are talking about: -What is renewable energy? How do we produce it? - How does solar power work?- The latest and the largest solar power park with AFRY.- How can cities start scaling up their work with solar parks? - What should cities stop doin ... Show More
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